Most of us are familiar with what (your local equivalent of) $10 USD is worth, or $100 or perhaps even $1,000,000.
But larger amounts soon become unrelatable. And with the huge wealth inequality at play, it’s easy to come across stories where something worth hundreds of millions was wasted.
- How much money would it take, under our current systems, to solve various societal problems? (e.g. food shortages, infrastructure fixes, public health efforts, new transport)
- How much did the achievements of various organizations cost?
- What could individuals spend such money on? (luxuries, marketing)
It’s pretty funny to see someone travel to a lemmy.ml thread and complain about lemmy.ml users being there.
I try not to discriminate against other instances and deprive them of my good takes, so I understand why supporters of the genocidal terrorist regime sometimes end up here.